Minnesota in three centuries, 1655-1908 . cott says: An officer and some men had been sent up Rum River to examinethe pine and see if it could be got to the river by hand. The partyreturned and made a favorable report, and in the winter (1820-1) aparty was sent to cut pine logs and to raft them down in the brought down about two thousand logs by hand. Some ten orfifteen men would haul on a sled one log, from one-fourth to one-halfa mile, and lay it upon the bank of Rum River. In the spring, whenthe stream broke up, the logs were rolled into the river and floateddown to the entrance
Minnesota in three centuries, 1655-1908 . cott says: An officer and some men had been sent up Rum River to examinethe pine and see if it could be got to the river by hand. The partyreturned and made a favorable report, and in the winter (1820-1) aparty was sent to cut pine logs and to raft them down in the brought down about two thousand logs by hand. Some ten orfifteen men would haul on a sled one log, from one-fourth to one-halfa mile, and lay it upon the bank of Rum River. In the spring, whenthe stream broke up, the logs were rolled into the river and floateddown to the entrance of Rum River into the Mississippi, where theywere formed into small rafts and floated down to the falls. In thesummer, or early fall, Colonel Leavenworth was ordered to the MissouriRiver. The plans for the fort had been prepared by him. but weresomewhat altered by Colonel Snelling, who moved the location to thepresent site. The sawmill was commenced in the fall and winterof 1820-1 and finished in 1S22, and a large quantity of lumber was. M INXFH AHA FALLS—1900.
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